Louisville Men's and Women's Swimming Place Third at ACC Championship

Saturday, February 18

GREENSBORO, NC

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ACC Championships - Combined

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Louisville Men's and Women's Swimming Place Third at ACC Championship

February 18, 2023 | Swimming & Diving

Petrashov wins gold

By: Nancy Worley

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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The University of Louisville set three school records and won a gold, a silver and two bronze medals on the final day of racing at the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships Saturday night in the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The Louisville men and women both finished third.

Defending champion Liberty Williams won bronze in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 16:03.60. Paige Kuwata went 16:34.10 for 13^th overall and 8^th in her heat. The race was won by Georgia Tech's Deniz Ertan, who turned in a time of 15:55.77.

Ilia Sibirtsev clocked in at 14:58.70 for the men's 1650 freestyle and finished sixth. Jacob Pishko put up a 15:11.91 for 11^th and Eli Shoyat turned in a 15:16.17 for 14^th. NC State's Will Gallant won gold and defended his title from 2022 with a time of 14:34.82.

Louisville had two racing in the A-final of the 200 backstroke. Paige Hetrick swam a school record 1:51.70 for fourth and Rye Ulett was fifth with a time of 1:52.24 which was good to rank second in Louisville school history. In the B-final, Jordan Durocher shaved .16 off her prelim time to touch in 1:56.43 and take fifth in the heat. NC State's Kennedy Noble won gold with 1:50.24.

In the men's 200 backstroke, Virginia Tech's Nico Garcia won with a time of 1:39.49. Louisville's Jackson Millard was seventh in the B-final with a time of 1:44.19.

In the women's 100 freestyle, Gabi Albiero led the sprint crew with a fourth-place finish, going 47.06. Christiana Regenauer was fifth with a time of 47.47. Julia Dennis won the B-final with a time of 47.93 and Ella Welch was second in that same race with a 47.99. Kate Douglas won gold for Virginia with a meet record of 45.86 making her just the third woman in history to go sub-46 seconds.

The Cardinal men had four swimmers in the 100 free finals led by Michael Eastman, who finished fifth in the A-final with a time of 42.23. Abdelrahman El-Araby was eighth in the B-final, posting a time of 42.95. In the C-Final, Murilo Sartori was fifth with a 43.39 and Vlad Dubinin was 8^th with a time of 43.57. Youssef Ramadan went 41.33 to repeat as ACC Champion.

In the 200 breaststroke, Fernanda Celidonio finished sixth in the C-final with a time of 2:15.37. The event was won by Virginia's Alex Walsh's 2:03.68.

Denis Petrashov set a new school record with a gold medal swim of 1:50.51 powering to the wall after chasing down Virginia Tech's Carles Coll Marti, who went 1:50.90. Aidan Kreiley won the C-final with a time of 1:55.62 and Luke Shourds was fifth in the C with a 1:57.24.

The Louisville platform divers scored as Che Stephens finished 9th (310.10), Adam Sneden was 12th (299.60). Logan Smith posted a 225.50.

In the 400 relay, the last event of the five-day meet, Gabi Albiero (46.95), Christiana Regenauer (46.11), Julia Dennis (47.87) and Ella Welch (46.99) won silver and set a school record with a time of 3:08.92.

In the men's 400 relay, Louisville's Michael Eastman (42.21), Guy Brooks (42.35), Dalton Lowe (42.53), and Abdelrahman Elaraby (41.85) won bronze with a time of 2:48.94. NC State made it a relay sweep with the winning time of 2:47.32.

2023 ACC Women's Most Valuable Swimmer
Kate Douglass, Virginia

2023 ACC Women's Most Valuable Diver
Aranza Vazquez, North Carolina

2023 ACC Men's Most Valuable Swimmer
Youssef Ramadan, Virginia Tech

2023 ACC Men's Most Valuable Diver
Max Flory, Miami

Women's Final Standings
1. Virginia, 1536
2. NC State, 1272
3. Louisville, 1077.5
4. North Carolina, 813
5. Duke, 718.5
6. Virginia Tech, 654
7. Florida State, 586
8. Notre Dame, 539
9. Georgia Tech, 388
10. Miami, 382
11. Pitt, 315
12. Boston College, 179

Men's Final Standings
1. NC State, 1615
2. Virginia Tech, 1008
3. Louisville, 981.5
4. Virginia, 946
5. Notre Dame, 799.5
6. Florida State, 661
7. Pitt, 660.5
8. North Carolina, 514
9. Georgia Tech, 484.5
10. Duke, 321
11. Miami, 210
12. Boston College, 158